Patents by Inventor Michael Ranold

Michael Ranold has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for the computer-assisted production of a machine with geometrically-predetermined spherical components
    Patent number: 6810369
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing, in a computer-assisted way, a machine having pairs of geometrically-predetermined spherical components, i.e. a component B with recesses and a component W with bumps. According to said process, a spherical shell model is used to described mathematically the geometry of the vaulted surfaces formed by the recesses and the bumps of component W and component B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Treuhandbüro Dr. Ottiker + Partner AG
    Inventor: Michael Ranold